I must take issue with the term ‘a mere child’, for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult.
FRAN LEBOWITZIn real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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Nature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it cannot be argued, there are never enough comfortable chairs.
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There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior.
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Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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Remember that as a teenager you are in the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear the phone is for you.
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I never met anyone who didn’t have a very smart child. What happens to these children, you wonder, when they reach adulthood?
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.
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All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.
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Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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